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10 II STATE A Gentle Reminder as to What the Constitution Amendments Propose. II is in order now for I huso papers who lia' nol. been favnivil with the juh of printing I lie con slilulioiiiil m 1 1 1 ' 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 s, if Ihey desire llii'ir readers to vole intel ligently on the different, proposi tion, o give (In amendments as much prominence as possible. Tin? papers that have prinli'il those amendments, with the exception of mil very few, arc papers of simply local circulation and will ncvr he seen hy u great majority of '-thvrifei's; and every paper in the state should at least Rive their readers a short review of the amendment s, in order that I lie voters may know what they are. voting for. There are five of these amendment s lt ho voted on on Tuesday, November fi, for adnp. I i :i or reject ion, ami it w ill he a good idea for our male reailers lo po-t. the following up in a con spicuous place at their home, as a penile reminder on election day: 1. The initiative and referen dum. Increasing the pay of mem bers of the legislature from $.'1011 to .fr.no and limit inn I he lime for the introduction of. hills to the first twenty days of the session except appropriation hills. .'). Provides for the authoriza tion of a hoard of commissioners of state insl it ul ions. 5. Provides for the constitu tional enlargement of the supreme court of he slate. !. Provides that cities of over Von inhahitanls may fra I heir own charters. Number 1, iT adopted hy the people at the prills, the law-making power of I he stale will not he routined to (he legislature. On pel it ion of I he per cent of I he voters a law may he proposed ami elia'icd hy direct Vole of the peo ple, and a law so enacted cannot he vetoed hy (he governor. In the same manner an ainemlinenl to the constitution may he initialed on a petition of 15 per ceul of the voters, which, if carried at the polls, will heenme a pari of 1he constitution. On proposed laws a majority of Ihose vnling on Hie ipieslioii is necessary to carry the same. If an ameiidineiil 1n the const it ul ion it must have nol only a majority of those vot ing on Hie proposition, hut the allirnia! ive vole must not he less than .'to per cent of all the votes cast at the election, f The second amendment pro vides that the pay of niemhers of the legislature shall he ( for each regular session, with mile age tts ul present. The prrscnl pay, 8300, is generally conceded to he insulllcicnt. Heller titled for romlilious (hat obtained in I H7.r), Avlien the rnnsl Million was adopt ed. Whether $(()() is loo much is a matter for consideral ion of the voler. The proposed amendment also limits Hie lime for Die inlroduc lion of hills to I'll days from the opening of the session, instead of U days, as at present. This is intended In give lime for more thorough consideral ion of each hill. The third anienduienl proposes to make a hoard of commission ers for (he management of state institutions, to he appointed hy I he governor ami lo hold olllce for six years. Only I wo menihers may helong to the same political parly. Their duties ami salaries are lo he prescrihed hy Hie legislature. It is helieved I hat such a hoard, (levoling its entire time o the work, would he aide lo save a great deal of money to the slate ami at the same time caring for the unfortunates more efllrienlly. The fourth amendment pro vides for Hie consl il ul ional en largement of (he stale supreme court, and the manner in which the judges are In he eleeled. It is claimed that vvilli the present niiiuher of judges it is a physical i m poss ill i I il y lo dispose of the docket within a reasonahle or satisfactory lime. Numlier 5, if adopted, will give cities of more Hum 5,000 in- liahitants (he right to make their own charters. A large amount of time is spent at each session of the legislature tinkering over charier amendments for cities of various classes. As I he member ship is largely of men who never lived in a cily ami have very little idea of what a city charter ought to contain, I here seems lo he good reason for leaving this mailer lo the people most directly interested. Duroc-Jersey Hog Sale. V. J'.. Perry will hold his an nual liuroc-Jersry hog sale on Octoher Iioth, at, his home, near Eight Mile (irove. He has some of the hest breeders in the Huroc family and will sell about fifty head in thi offering. He will have new breeding for all his old customers. The grade of hogs that Ycrner Perry has been offer ing the breeders of this section is too well known for us to make any comment on them. They are I op nolchers, ami they all know it. Remember the dale is October .'Will, and il may he to your in terest to allend the sale. SOLDIERS DEFEAT BOOSTERS IN YESTERDAY'S BALL GAME The soldiers from Fori Crook won I he hall game vesterday from the Monsters by the close score of 5 to 2, and it look thirteen hard fought innings to decide the con test. The Monsters got away in the early pari of the game with their Iwo scores ami Ihey looked like sure winners, hut in the fifth inning the soldiers started to do things, gelling one run, and hoy added another in the seventh, I ic ing Hie score. The battle was even until the Ihirleenlh, when the soldiers gathered in three runs, while the local boys vvere unable lo cnnnccl, losina the game. Noah, for lh" Monsters, struck nut eleven of I'm Howard, for the soldiers, while soldiers, caused lers In slab the was tilled vvilli playing on the I he boys being i nl pulling oil' The local team -1 1 ; 1 good form. seven of the Moo air. The game some very poor pari of I he local badly mixed up Home bad plays. w as nol in I heir u ami II lliey IliM lieeu tile slorv tin would probably have been il i tl'i-r-enl As it was the spectator's got their money's worlh in the Ihir-leen-inniim bat lie. The .score by innings was as follows: Plaits ,,l ii I nun o (i n o n o o2 Soldiers n n n 0 o t n li 0 ii n Mai p-ries Moo .s, Noah llerohl; Soldiers. Howard Churchill. I inpii:' I'.d l.onu i and and A VERY UNJUST LAW FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS The poslolllce Washington is masters all over selling forth I lie department at notifying post Ihe country, and pmv isions of the ad oT August i, ISM 2, which smacks somewhat of censorship, ami every newspaper in the Foil ed Slates should oppose the law and refuse t.i support any can didate for congress who refuses to vole for its repeal. It is an outrage upon the newspaper' fra ternity of I he country. This law requires newspapers to file with the postollire department sworn staleinenls concerning Iheir nian iigeinenl ami circulation. In case any paper fails to comply with the new law, il w ill be denied I he priv ileges of I he mails. Mv the provisions of I lie act, (he editor, publisher, business man ager or owner of every newspaper, magazine, periodical or other pub lication entered as second class mail at I he poslolllce, except re ligious, fraternal, temperance, siccnlillc and other similar pub lications, js reipiiiril lo llle with the local olllce not later than April 1, ami October 1, of each year, two sworn statements selling forth the names ami poslolllce ad dresses ot Hie editor, managing edilor. publisher, business man ager and owners, and. if owned bv a corporal ion, the names of persons owning I per cent or more of Ihe slock or oilier se curities. Daily newspapers are required lo show, in addition, Hie average number of copies of each issue sold and distributed to paid subscribers during the preceding six months and lo publish a copy of the statement in the second issue of Ihe publication after the tiling at Hie poslolllce. ANOTHER CASS COUNTY BOY FORGING RAPIDLY FORWARD According lo a copy of Ihe Hot Springs (S. U.) Star, received at this olllce, we note that another Cass county hoy is forging to the front as an educator and instruct or, in the person of I.ucian Wal lace, a sou of the late lr, R. M. Wallace of Fniou. Major Wallace is secretary ami instructor in Ihe preparatory department of Ihe Mlack Hills Military Institute, located al Hot Springs, and the friends of Ihe family in this coun- ly will be pleased lo learn of Mr Wallace's advancement along Ihe line he has chosen for his life work. CASS COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION The programs are out for the twelfth annual convention of the Cass County Sunday School as sociation, which is to he heh at Alvo Thursday and Friday, Octo- j her ill and 11, a little less than two weeks hence. This conven tion promises to be one of the bright spots in the year's work and a Ileal, that wide-awake Sun day school people will not miss. Miss Margaret Mi'own of Lincoln, who is one of the best Sunday school experts in the country, will be there both days. W. )J. Kiliiberly, the goud-llill Ul'ed ex- peri on imys worn, occupies a prominent place on the program. The evening addresses will be given by I,. F. Tnwiisend and J. H. Andress. which guarantees two evening's of profit ami pleasure. The Alvo people are preparing to entertain all delegates in (heir usual hospitable manner, and those who attended Ihe last enn venlioii there know how well they can do Ibis. Send as many dele gates as you can and if possible semi names to Marie Slroenier, Alvo, Neb. All Protestant Sunday schools of whatever denomination are entitled to be represented at this meeting. plan now lo be there and don't miss il. Program begins Thursday afternoon and closes Friday evening. Dedication Day. This year the (iovernors of the Ak-Sai'-Men of Omaha have set aside Thursday, October .'1, as Medication day. This is the day Omaha will dedicate the greatest fraternal order headquarters building in the Fniled Slates, Hie Woodmen of the World skyscrap er. Omaha is proud of this build ing ami its w hole vil ieiiship de sire to participate in the cere monies, which will be conducted by Ihe sovereign ollirel's, while le prourani will be under the aus pices of Alpha camp, who so generously ronlrihulcd Ihe tablets bearing: the inscriptions on either side of the beautiful entrance tn I be new building. The parade will b" composed o' evernl regiments of regular soldiers, with a ball aliini of I'j-h school cadets, vvilli Ihe uniform rank companies of our order, which will gather here from all over the country for that oc casion. Numerous companies from Ihe stale of New York, as well as some from Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Okla homa, Iowa, Minnesota and Ne braska will be represented, mak ing a lolal of iiiiiic than 100 com panies of splendidly uniformed men. Thousands of our members will lake advantage of the ex cursions and the opportunity lo visit Omaha and enjoy the sight seeing, and nl the same time in spect our new building. My Unit will have some idea of the mini established in the new building. Fniformeil companies ami camps and groves of the W. C. who intend coining should notify hembiuarlers, in order that we time I be sovereign ofllcers will be ber who will allend. John T. Yates. Major (leneral. Opens Now Office. Osborn it Egenberger, Ihe pro prietors of Ihe Mine Fine Transfer company, haven pened an olllce in the Perikns bold block, ami any one who desires lo have a job of draying done right can liud the boys at the new location. They are both rusllers and are build ing up a nice business by giving Ihe best of satisfaction. In a Fair Way to Rocovery. A letter has been received by Col. J. II. Thrasher ami wife from their son-in-law, Arthur E. Kef ller, announcing that Mrs. Kefller is recovering nicely from Ihe operation that she underwent a few days ago, and that Ihe pros pects for her recovery were excel lent. The operation was an out grow I h of the sickness from which Mrs. Kefller had been a suf ferer before and for which she was operated on about a year ago. W. i. and l.ouie Meisinger from west of Ihe cily, came in Saturday lo look after Ihe week end shopping. James Shufller and Claude Shoemaker were Omaha visitors Ibis afternoon, where Ihey will view Ihe sighls of the Ak-Sar-Men. County Commissioner C. E. lleebner came up from Nchawka Ibis morning to assist Ihe other commissioners in checking up Ihe hooks. Miss (ierlrude McKinley of Lin coln returned to her home Ibis morning, coining down yesterday In attend the funeral of Mrs. W. A. While. Local News John Hirz of the precinct was among the shoppers in the city Saturday. John Meisinger, jr., was in the city Sal unlay transacting some mailers of business. (leorge perry of came in Sal unlay to I week-end shopping. Ihe precinct ook after Hie Hon. C. E. Metger of Mynard was in Ihe cily Saturday visiting with his inauv friends. John S. Hall came in from the l road Saturday and snenl Similar with his family in this city. . Henry Morn was in the city Sat urday looking alter business mat ters and visiting with his friends. Frank Parkening of near Cul lom was among the farmer visit ors in the city Satunlav. Ed Runiuiell and wife of My nard drove in Saturday ami at tended lo (he week-end shopping. James Muliu anil wife were pas sengers for Omaha Sunday morn ing, where they spent the day with friends. Charles Peacock of Eight Mile (wove was in the city Saturday doing some I railing with Ihe mer chants. Jacob Muechler of Eight Mile i' Irove drove in Saturday and look ed after some business. malfei-s in thi. cily. Ed Meeker of Ejghl Mile CroVe was in town Saturday transacting some mailers of business with the merchant . Will Jean of the precinct drove in from his farm Saturday after noon nml looked iifier some Hem of business. f). Wheel ' am! Albert I'l'ioii I he farm urdav ami isil ei e for Ihe l'i?'.. i '-ir friends Mr. i'm1 Mi-, w. a . M .,i i.-'iii isin-j-cr d with a,,, s,, v 0""ha Sunday, where I lie" rrhl iv es and friends. Henry II. ri t of Cedar Creek was in lie' city Saturday looking after some business matters and. visit ing with his friends. R. It. Nickels drove up Saturday- from his farm southeast of Murray and atleinleif to some mallei's of business. Philip Horn of Eight Mile drove was anion-- the farmer visitors in Ihe cily Saturday, looking afler some business matters. C. f.. Merger, Ihe baker, return ed Saturday evening from Colo rado, where he has been enjoying a Iwo weeks' vacation and visiting the various mountain cities. The county commissioners are in Hie city today engaged in checking up Ihe books of County Treasurer Fox ami will then check over the id her ofllces in the court house. John Carroll of Murray was in the city Saturday ami reports Hint. Ihe C5 acres of corn that he has on Ihe Walker place is in fine condition and will give him an enormous yield this year. Yiclor Sherwood and wife of (irand Island came in Saturday evening and visited over Sunday with Iheir relatives in this city. Mr. Sherwood is employed by the Union l'aciflc, running out of (rand Island. I Do Not Claim to Have the but I do claim that you con buy here more goods for less money, and the same goods for less money than anywhere else. Come in and let me prove it to you by showing you the goods. I have bought twice the amount this Fall that I ever have before, and have added a new line of Children's and Ladies' Long Coats, Sweaters, Blankets and Comforts! I am agent for the celebrated Chajina Swoks Underwear and Whit Leather Stockings. about fifty pairs of heavy fleece lined shirts and pants that we are selling at i 2 North Side of Main Street, tooiving.Ffll! X': A - y , Henry Hirz was aniori(. farmers who visited in the Satunlav. the city John Kraeger of Cedar Creek was among the Saturday visitors in Plaltsinoutli. Miss sew iu g 'Phone Halser is ready to do your . Call her up. Plaits. 3(i i-Wltile. l-;tn-2wks-d R. (Hen Raw Is was a visi Omaha yesterday, where he I he day with friends. lor in spent Ed Ilughsoir of near Fninn was in Ihe city Saturday looking afler some business mailers. Fred and Philip Hirz were in he cily Saturday and looked after iiiiie business mailers. I b'iiry Creamer iiy of Murray, vi a! unlay nil h his from the v icin--iled ru Ihe city friends. Miss fier i ha While of Omaha spent Sunday in this city visiting '.villi relatives and friends. E. M. (iodwin and son, Albert, of near Murray, were in the city for a few hours Satunlav. JoIiit Mergnian of Eighl Mile (irove was in the cily Saturday on business with the merchants. E. 11. Schulbof was a passenger this morning for (ilenwood, where be looked after business matters. Ed and Philip Meisinger of near Cedar Creek were among the visit or's in Plaltsmouth last Saturday afternoon. August Nolting, one of the good farmers of Eight Mile firove, was in the cily Saturday looking afler business matters. fieorge, Philip anil Jacob Hild of Ml. Pleasant precinct drove in Saturday and visited in the city for I he afternoon. 1. J. Hanson and mother, Mrs. P. J. Hanson, sr., relumed from Wayne, Oklahoma, last evening, where Ihey have been spending Hie past two weeks visiting Ihe Jailor's daughter, Mrs. Charles Chassol and family. Frank Neuman was a passenger on No. 15 this morning for Oma ha, where be will take treatment for his rheumatism. Mr. Neuman is feeling a little improved, but still suffers a great deal at times from the malady 3 NOR THE LARGEST STORE 20 CENTS A GARMENT! Slate!- Large Medium and Small Felts or Velvets! i 1 Miss Violet Dodge was a pas senger this morning for Omaha, where she attended to some busi ness in a I ters. Charles Troop was a passenger lo South Omaha this morning, where he attended to some busi ness mailers. Miss Lula Hlotzer and Miss Clara Milium were Omaha pas sengers this morning, where they will visil friends. Sam Shoemaker was among the passengers this morning on No. 15 for Omaha to look afler some items of business. Robert Sherwood, sr., departed on No. la this morning for Oma ha, where he looked after business mailers for the day. Andrew I.iden of Louisville was a business visitor in the County, seat today, returning home on No. 33. Miss Lillian Mookmeyer return ed to Omaha this afternoon, after spending Sunday here with her mother, Mrs. Harbara Bookmeyer. Mrs. Harmon Meslor, accom panied by Mrs. Frank Meslor, were Omaha passengers thiss morning", where Mrs. Harmon Meslor will enter a hospital there for treat ment. County Commissioner C. R. Jordan came in last evening from Alvo and met with Ihe other com missioners today in checking over Ihe books of the different county oflilllcials. Mrs. Anna (ioos departed this afternoon for Omaha, where she will visit, relatives for a few days. Miss Meena Kopp, who has been visiting relatives in St. Louis for a time, returned home today on No. 23. Miss Mildred Mlaser, who has been making an extended visit at her home at Farnam, Neb., re lumed to this cily Friday. She was accompanied by ber mother, Mrs. P. Malser, who will make a visil with ber daughter for a few days. Mrs. R. S. Ramsey returned from Lincoln Saturday evening, where she had visited her sister, Mrs. William Foxwell, for several days. Judge Ramsey will now break up his siege of "bachelor's distress" and no doubt gel some cooking that will agree with him belter than his own. ma Largest Stock 1 I have 1 PlatUmouth, Nebraska m Y E r s V 1
